The Comfort And Power Of Asking For Prayer, By Kay Warner.

Thanks To Kay for sharing her thoughts and experiences with us. What an encouragement!
What a few weeks I’ve had. I finally got given a date for the final operation. My surgeon got his secretary to call me and I was booked in for 22 August. Just a week to get organised.
I felt so stressed. I had appointments to rearrange, work to inform, kids to sort out, and it was GCSE result day the day of my surgery. So what did I do? How did I cope? I messaged my church.

That small act may seem daft. After all it doesn’t get things done that need doing, but should we not take all our troubles and worries to the Lord? Don’t get me wrong; I still got stressed about a lot of things and handled them badly, but with the support of my church family, I made it to operation day.

Those prayers leading up to it have really helped. I had one night when I was at work and things hadn’t gone well, so I called on friends for prayer. As soon as I did, I felt peace settle in my heart. Just that act of sharing was enough.

As you may imagine, the day of the operation was a bit of a rollercoaster, but fear never once entered my heart or mind. Yes I’ve Been through a similar operation before, so I knew what sort of thing to expect, but better still, I had God holding me. I could feel His presence with every person I spoke to.

During my recovery, things didn’t go as planned, and I ended up spending time in critical care due to low blood pressure. The first night, I was too tired to worry about TV or anything like that. The second night, I insisted on listening to UCB2 Christian Radio. God was telling me not to worry. Every song or word I heard in between sleeping was telling me the same thing – do not worry. Trust God in all things, and lean not on your own understanding.

Thank you God for those words. They stayed with me as I transferred up to the ward. When I awoke on Monday, I had a line from the song The Lion And The Lamb going round and round in my head. “Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah. He’s roaring with power, and fighting our battles.”

My God has certainly been fighting my battles. I still have a way to go before I’m fit and healthy, but with my church praying and Gods help, I know I will get there.